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Battle Of Yahagigawa | olspan=2 style="background:#ffff99" |Battle of Yahagigawa | | onflict | Genpei War | | ate | Spring,1181 | | lace | The Yahagi River, in Owari Province | | esult | Taira Clan victory | | olspan=2| {| border=1 width=300 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 | | olspan=2 style="background:#ffff99"|Combatants | | width=50%|Minamoto Clan | width=50%|Taira Clan | | olspan=2|Commanders | | a href="/encyclopedia/Minamoto-no-Yukiie" title="Minamoto no Yukiie">Minamoto no Yukiie | Taira no Tomomori | | olspan=2|Strength | | nknown | Unknown | | olspan=2|Casualties | | nknown | Unknown | } | Retreating from the Battle of Sunomata, Minamoto no Yukiie attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over the river Yahagigawa(矢作川), and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but the Taira pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori fell ill. References - Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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